Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Table of Legislation -- Table of Cases -- Introduction / T. Jeremy Gunn , Jeroen Temperman and Malcolm Evans -- Pre-Kokkinakis and Post-Kokkinakis Developments -- Pre-Kokkinakis Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights: Foreshadowing the Future / Carolyn Evans -- The Freedom of Religion or Belief in the European Court of Human Rights since the Kokkinakis case Or “Quoting Kokkinakis” / Malcolm Evans -- Article 9 Jurisprudence: General Contours -- Manifestations of Religion or Belief in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights / Javier Martínez-Torrón -- Limitations on Freedom of Religion and Belief in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights / Mark Hill and Katherine Barnes -- Avoiding Scrutiny? The Margin of Appreciation and Religious Freedom / Stephanie E. Berry -- Marginal Neutrality – Neutrality and the Margin of Appreciation in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights / Malcolm Evans and Peter Petkoff -- Religion Jurisprudence: Thematic Studies -- Kokkinakis and the Narratives of Proper and Improper Proselytizing / Brett G. Scharffs -- Education and Freedom of Religion or Belief under the European Convention on Human Rights and Protocol No. 1 / Jeroen Temperman -- Religion and Equality: From Managing Pluralism towards a European Requirement of State Neutrality / Renáta Uitz -- Freedom of Religion or Belief and Employment Law: The Evolving Approach of the European Court of Human Rights / Lucy Vickers -- Freedom of Religion or Belief and Freedom of Association: Intersecting Rights in the Jurisprudence of the European Convention Mechanisms / Ioana Cismas -- Conscientious Objection under the European Convention on Human Rights: The Ugly Duckling of a Flightless Jurisprudence / Stijn Smet -- Religion, Expression and Pluralism / Agnès Callamard -- Religious Symbols and State Regulation: Assessing the Strategic Role of the European Court of Human Rights / Dominic McGoldrick -- Reflections -- The Legitimacy of the European Court of Human Rights in Light of Its Article 9 Jurisprudence: A Multisided Perspective / Eva Brems and Saïla Ouald-Chaib -- Implementation and Impact of Strasbourg Court Rulings: The Case of Religious Minorities and Their Convention Freedoms / Dia Anagnostou -- Grassroots Level Awareness about Religion at the European Court of Human Rights / Effie Fokas -- A Matter of Judgment: Dissenting Opinions in Cases Concerning Religion or Belief in the European Court of Human Rights / Sophie van Bijsterveld -- The “Principle of Secularism” and the European Court of Human Rights: A Shell Game / T. Jeremy Gunn -- Back Matter -- Bibliography.

As the tensions involving religion and society increase, the European Court of Human Rights and the Freedom of Religion or Belief is the first systematic analysis of the first twenty-five years of the European Court's religion jurisprudence. The Court is one of the most significant institutions confronting the interactions among states, religious groups, minorities, and dissenters. In the 25 years since its first religion case, Kokkinakis volume Greece , the Court has inserted itself squarely into the international human rights debate regarding the freedom of religion or belief. The authors demonstrate the positive contributions and the significant flaws of the Court's jurisprudence involving religion, society, and secularism.